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Today we are not united

CAIRO: Good news for people in a hurry. This evening, sometime between…

Alaa Abdel-Ghani

Young Muslims, eager to display religious identity, find a role model in a pop star

ALEXANDRIA: The audience, mostly young Muslim women in veils, clapped, swayed and…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Switzerland investigating two Egyptians for suspected oil-for-food corruption

BERN, Switzerland: Switzerland is investigating two Egyptians in connection with money laundering…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Artifacts from ancient Egypt show influence of pioneering archaeologist

ALBANY, New York: The 27-year-old British archaeologist was making his first trip…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Human rights lawyers hail U.S. detainee settlement

NEW YORK: Human rights lawyers on Wednesday took heart from the U.S.…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Beyond free trade

CAIRO: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sealed the fate of free…

Waleed Khalil Rasromani

Britons freed from Egypt claim torture

LONDON: Three Britons who spent nearly four years in prison in Egypt…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Playing the waiting game at the Rafah border

RAFAH: It is hard to imagine that a gravel road is all…

Daily News Egypt

Cooperation between private sector and ministry vital

CAIRO: The Egyptian ministry of communication and information technology (MCIT) has praised…

Najla Moussa

Armed robbery investigation underway

CAIRO: A massive investigation is underway after an armed robbery that took…

Najla Moussa